easy jeans purse tutorial

jeans purse, originally uploaded by loxosceles.

For those playing along at home, here's how I made it:
1. Cut off a pant leg below the knee.
2. Hem the cut edge.
3. Fold the pant leg in half, with both openings at the top; the original cuff of the jeans is the top of the bag, and the hemmed edge will make two pockets in front.
4. Sew all the layers together along the edges of the front "pocket".
5. Cut off a long section of the waistband, containing the buttonhole (you may have to remove a belt loop or two). Sew this to the inside back of the purse, and put a button in an appropriate spot on the front of the purse.
6. To make the strap, cut a strip of fabric from anywhere on the jeans, sew it into a tube, and attach at the sides